EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Body cleansing detox machine Detoxas “Unknown” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0766/13
Summary
null The product does not have any protection against electric current and/or voltage surges. As a result, if there is too much salt in the water in footbath, the user can receive a fatal electric shock.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60065.
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Product
Body cleansing detox machine — Detoxas
- Brand
- Detoxas
- Name / model
- Unknown · SYK-5B
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- The device is packaged in a cardboard box.The person immerses their bare feet in the footbath with water and salt. An immersed electrode provides an electric current
What is the risk?
- null The product does not have any protection against electric current and/or voltage surges. As a result, if there is too much salt in the water in footbath, the user can receive a fatal electric shock.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60065.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 16/04/2013
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